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The split is sowing: Small farmers are worried about security of payments and right prices
ByVallabh OzarkarVallabh Ozarkar / Updated: Feb 28, 2021, 07:49 IST
MAHA IMPACT OF NEW FARM LAWS: Small farmers are worried about
security of payments and right prices while
horticulture producers are happy with the open
market trade.
Though there has been little participation of farmers from Maharashtra in the ongoing protests in Delhi against the contentious new farm laws, farmers from the state, especially those growing onion, cotton, soyabean, rice or pulses are worried about the future of
contract farming and the fate of Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) that gives them an assurance of timely payment.
Maharashtra farmers exploring partnerships with corporates
February 12, 2021
MahaFPC has already launched the country’s first onion storage in PPP mode
Maharashtra Farmers Producer Company (MahaFPC), a consortium of about 400 FPCs in the State, is exploring partnerships and joint ventures with corporate houses even as debates and discussions on new farm laws continue.
The MahaFPC has already launched India’s first onion storage and marketing infrastructure through the public-private-partnership (PPP) model. Yogesh Thorat, MD, MahaFPC, told
BusinessLine it is high time farmers looked at equitable partnerships and not a subsidy to survive.
“There is no option for small farmers than to form FPCs and corporate bodies will have to deal with FPCs. Corporate bodies would not be interested in production-centric operations but in infrastructure and value chain development. We are looking for investment-centric partnerships and joint ventures. This is the way to move forward,”
Container shortage and high freight likely to affect India’s agricultural exports
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Cheaper Indian rice saw much demand from Middle East during the pandemic due to problems in rice production of countries like Thailand and Vietnam and helped increase Indian rice exports during the ongoing fiscal.
Cheaper Indian rice saw much demand from Middle East during the pandemic due to problems in rice production of countries like Thailand and Vietnam and helped increase Indian rice exports during the ongoing fiscal.
Ocean freight has doubled and trebled because of a severe shortage of containers and delays have started affecting India’s export of major agricultural products like rice, grapes, cotton as also engineering goods. A decline in containers coming from China due to fall in imports from that country has boosted container shortages.
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